New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Recalling the political decorum of the 1974 anti-Emergency agitation, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks targeting the Prime Minister, asserting that even during fierce opposition to then Indira Gandhi's regime, political opponents never compromised on dignity or used abusive language.

Speaking to reporters in the national capital here, the Union Minister expressed dismay over the choice of words by someone occupying the top post of the grand old party.

"Mallikarjun Kharge is the president of the Congress party-he holds a responsible position. Yet, he has shown no regard for any norms of decency; there is virtually...